How much of the Bible should I read every day?

Factoring in days you may be busy will make that around 2500 words per day. That should be no more than 12 minutes per day. However, you may wish to spend some extra minutes pondering God. So I’ll recommend 15 minutes reading every day.

In which order should you read the Bible?

Another order to read the Bible is to jump back and forth between the Old and New Testaments. For example, read Genesis, then Luke, go back to Exodus, then jump to Acts, etc… Another way is to read them simultaneously. For example, read a few chapters of Genesis and a few chapters of Luke each day.

Do I need to read the Old Testament before the new?

Yes you do because the New Testament is a foreshadow of Old Testament. They also get new different covenant with God throughout the book. Prophecies in both sections. You have to understand the beginning (Genesis) to the end (Revelation).

How often do you read the Bible?

A recent study sponsored by LifeWay Research and highlighted by Facts & Trends shares some unfortunate but unsurprising results: “A third of Americans who attend a Protestant church regularly (32\%) say they read the Bible personally every day. Around a quarter (27\%) say they read it a few times a week.”

What is the best way to read the Bible?

D.A. Carson’s For the Love of God works through the Robert Murray M’Cheyne reading plan and Tim Keller’s The Songs of Jesus goes through the book of Psalms. One of the best ways to establish a rhythm of daily Bible reading is to find a set place and time to do it.

Do you have a plan in place for reading your Bible?

If you don’t know what you are going to read, you will either pick up your Bible and half-heartedly leaf through it or just say that you will get to it later. On the other hand, if you have a plan in place for reading your Bible, you don’t have to spend time figuring out what to read so that you can just sit down and do it.

How can I establish a rhythm of reading the Bible?

One of the best ways to establish a rhythm of daily Bible reading is to find a set place and time to do it. For me, I have found that I need to be awake and have eaten breakfast before I try to read.